Carolyn Wickware

Executive Editor

Carolyn Wickware is Executive Editor at The Pharmaceutical Journal

Supermarket branches at risk of closure could shift 1 million extra prescriptions per month to nearby pharmacies

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data show that supermarket-based pharmacies at risk of closure dispensed a total of 984,246 prescriptions in the month of October 2022.…

Tax rate hike risks ‘slicing off’ access to new medicines for UK patients

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said the proposed tax increase under the statutory scheme for branded medicine pricing would pose "a real risk that companies will not invest in or bring new innovations to the UK".…

NHS to accredit ‘greener pharmacy’ teams as it looks to develop sustainability guidance

The provider chosen to develop the guidance will also be tasked with creating a programme to accredit pharmacy teams on their sustainability status.…

NHS loses £16m in COVID-19 loans after ‘significant number’ of pharmacy closures

An urgent uplift to advance payments was meant to "support pharmacies with their cashflow pressures", but hundreds have closed.…

‘Resilience’ of community pharmacies to be assessed as NHS England tenders contract for economic review of sector

The review will also look at the impact on deprived communities if pharmacies close.…

Pharmacy bodies launch working group on supervision to inform government legislation changes

The Pharmacy Supervision Practice Group held its first meeting in January 2023, and it will produce a report and recommendations for the UK governments.…

Generic manufacturers warn of reductions in medicine supplies to UK over tax rates

Mark Samuels, chief executive of the British Generic Manufacturers Association, said modelling suggested that 65% of member's branded generic lines would be considered for reduced supply.…

Government to change law to reclassify so-called ‘diet drug’ as a poison

The change will mean 2,4-Dinitrophenol can only be sold legally to a member of the public by a registered pharmacist.…

‘Catastrophic implications’: the pharmacy closures widening health inequalities

Community pharmacy is peerless in the supply of better healthcare in more deprived communities, but this vital role is under serious threat.…

Pharmacies in England’s most deprived areas provide 50% more NHS services to their local populations

Exclusive: "Worrying" new figures show funding cuts are putting much-needed pharmacy services at risk in England's most deprived areas.…